#e2c16e

Color #e2c16e

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.5 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e2c16e

RGB

rgb(226, 193, 110)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 66.7%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 51.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 51.3%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(79.29, 1.45, 45.8)

LCH

lch(79.29, 45.82, 88.19)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.1091, 88.27)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 43.1%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e8fe2

Analogous

#e2876e

#e2c16e

#c9e26e

Triadic

#e2c16e

#6ee2c1

#c16ee2

Split-complementary

#e2c16e

#6ec9e2

#876ee2

Tetradic

#e2c16e

#8fe26e

#6e8fe2

#c16ee2

Square

#e2c16e

#6ee287

#6e8fe2

#e26ec9

Shades

Color #e2c16e mixed toward black.

#d9ad3f

#bb9025

#8c6c1c

#5d4813

#2f2409

Tints

Color #e2c16e mixed toward white.

#e7cb86

#ecd69e

#f1e0b7

#f5eacf

#faf5e7

Tones

Color #e2c16e mixed toward gray.

#d8bd78

#cfb981

#c5b58b

#bbb095

#b2ac9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d488 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#d6d98e · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#e0999d · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2c16e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2c16e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#e2c16e (#e2c16e) is rgb(226, 193, 110) in RGB.

No, #e2c16e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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